On June 24, 2003, “Gold Standard Laboratories” label released “De-Loused in the Comatorium”, the debut Mars Volta studio album. It was recorded 2002–2003 at “The Mansion” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Rick Rubin and Omar Rodríguez-López.

Personnel:

Cedric Bixler-Zavala– vocals

Omar Rodríguez-López– guitar, bass

Jon Theodore– drums

Isaiah “Ikey” Owens– keyboards

Flea– bass

Jeremy Michael Ward– effects & sound manipulation

Lenny Castro– percussion

John Frusciante– additional guitar and synthesizer treatment

Justin Meldal-Johnsen– stand-up bass

Dave Schiffman – recording

Andrew Scheps- additional recording

Phillip Groussard – assistant engineer, recording engineer

Darren Mora – assistant engineer

Rich Costey- mixing engineer

Jason Lader- mixing engineer

Lindsay Chase – album production coordination

Vlado Meller – mastering

Pete Lyman – mastering

Steve Kadison – mastering assistance

Storm Thorgerson- cover design, art direction

Peter Curzon – cover design, graphics

Rupert Truman – photography

Dan Abbott – illustrations

Track listing:

All lyrics by Cedric Bixler-Zavala and Jeremy Michael Ward; all music by Omar Rodríguez-López, except where noted.

Son et lumière

Inertiatic ESP

Roulette Dares (The Haunt Of)

Tira me a las arañas

Drunkship of Lanterns

Eriatarka

Cicatriz ESP

This Apparatus Must Be Unearthed – Omar Rodríguez-López, Cedric Bixler-Zavala

On November 21, 1995, “Columbia” label released “The Ghost of Tom Joad”, the eleventh Bruce Springsteen studio album. It was recorded March–September 1995, at “Thrill Hill West”, Springsteen’s home studio in Los Angeles, and was produced by Bruce Springsteen and Chuck Plotkin. In 1997, the album won “Grammy Award” for “Best Contemporary Folk Album”.

On November 1, 1993, “EMI” released “The Red Shoes”, the seventh Kate Bush studio album. It was recorded 1990 -1993, and was produced by Kate Bush. Its release was accompanied by Bush’s short film, “The Line, the Cross and the Curve”.